Carving
58-12-3A
From: Canada | British Columbia | Vancouver Island
Curatorial Section: American
Object Number | 58-12-3A |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Kwakiutl (uncertain) | Nootka (uncertain) |
Provenience | Canada | British Columbia | Vancouver Island |
Culture Area | Northwest Coast Culture Area |
Section | American |
Materials | Cedar | Pigment |
Description | Cedar base with wolf-like head, legless flat-bottomed body, curved under tail broken off. Cream-colored background paint. Red ears, nose and teeth. Black eyes. Black and red spots on neck and back. Black, red and white wolf-faced serpent-like creature with clawed forelegs painted on one side; wolf-faced serpent-like creature with two curls in place of ears on other side. |
Height | 22 cm |
Length | 60 cm |
Width | 16 cm |
Credit Line | Gift of Thomas Evans, 1958 |
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